Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) leaps over Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Rasul Douglas (32) for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

"That's just life in the NFL," Schwartz said. "I think every situation is different, your opponent is different, the game situation is different. So I don't know if there's anything that you draw back and do. We've seen wide receivers, you know, New England Patriots' Troy Brown played nickel. I had a wide receiver play nickel for me when I was in Detroit. It's not unusual in the NFL. There are only 46 active."

Beckham has been slowed by an ankle injury and missed the first game while the Giants are off to a 0-2 start. Their slumping offense has scored fewer than 20 points in eight straight games, including a playoff loss.

An ineffective offensive line hasn't given Eli Manning much time to find Beckham, Brandon Marshall, Sterling Shepard and rookie tight end Evan Engram.

But a banged-up secondary could help New York bust out. Safety Malcolm Jenkins, the Eagles' leader on defense, isn't worried .

"We're a little thin right now, but we have a few backup plans in case somebody else gets hurt," Jenkins said. "We'll have to get creative. But as of right now we're game-planning with everything we've got, not changing anything. We'll move forward and see what happens."

If Philadelphia's fierce pass rush puts pressure on Manning, that'll help whoever is covering the receivers. Brandon Graham, Fletcher Cox and Co. have eight sacks in the first two games and Schwartz is bringing the heat with timely blitzes.

"It's going to come down to the play of our D-line," Jenkins said. "They're definitely going to need to help us in that regard so we don't have guys out there trying to cover some really good receivers for a long amount of time with a really good quarterback."